Binder



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BINDER.

(No Model.)

Patented May 30, 1893.

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BINDER' No. 498,414. Patented May 30', 1893.'

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BINDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent' N0. 498,414, dated May 3G, 1893.

i Application iled November 7, 1892.: Serial No. 451.154. (No model.) v

.To a/ZZ whoml it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD R. VERNON,

and its object is to provide a new and im-l proved binder which is simple and durable in construction and arranged to quickly, securely and substantially bind leaves or papers into a cover.

Thisinvention consists of one or more tubes or rods adapted to be placed within the fold of the leaves or sheets at the back, and a frame with end pieces or bars adapted to hold the said rods or tubes and to pass at each side of the fold of the leaves or sheets andA outside of the same and either within or outside of the cover.

In the drawings, Figure l is a partial plan view illustrating my improvement. Fig. 2 is an inverted plan of the same. Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional plan. Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross section on the line of Fig. l. Fig. 5 is an enlarged plan at 'one end illustrati-ng a modification. Fig. 6 is a cross section at the line w of Fig. 5. a partial plan a slight modification ot' the device shown in Figs. 5 and 6. Fig. 8 is a partial plan, and Fig. 9 a cross section at y, y,

illustrating another .modification hereinafter described, and Figs. lO, ll and l2 represent further slight modifications of my improvement.

My improved binder is composed of three or more parallel tubes or rods and devices for connecting together the tubes or rods at their respective ends so that they are'adapted 'to receive the fold of the sheets or leaves between them within the binder. v f 4 As shown in Figs. l, 2, 3 and 4 of the drawings, the improved binder is provided with a tube or rod A adapted to pass over the leaves B Within the fold and to be bound into the covers C. The leaves B are placed upon the open covers C and then the tube or rod A is placed in the middle or within the fold of th'e said leaves or sheets opposite to the back D of the covers. The tube or rod A is prefer- Fig. 7 illustrates byl ably of a length correspondingto the length of the cover and the ends of the said tube or rod are .adapted to be engaged by a .frame one leg G of the bar Gis adapted to pass into or telescope the hollow leg H' of the other bar H. In like manner theleg Hzof the bar H is adapted to pass into or telescope with the hollow leg G2 of the bar G. Thus one bar is held adjustable lengthwise on the other and the parts can be. readily separated when it is desired to separate the leaves from the binder and to insertothers, orto insert additional leaves. f'

In applying the binder as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the tube A is passed over the leaves as described, and then the bars G and H, in an extended position, are passed upon the back D, the legs G2 and. H resting against shoulders I, formed at the junction of the back D with theportions ot' the cover, see Fig. 4. The pins E andV F are then in alignment with the tube A and when the two bars G and H are 110W pushed toward each other, the said pins enter the ends'of the tube A and pass-into the same, the leg G of the bar. G sliding in the leg H and the leg H2 sliding in the leg .GLThe twobars G and H are pushed .sufficiently far toward: one another with the pins E and F in engagement with the tube A, until the middle parts of the said bars are close to the upper and lower edges of the back D. f

. It is understood that in order to convenientlyvplace the bars G and H on the back D `to engage the pins E and F- with the Ytube A,

the book is preferably closed to facilitate the adjustment of the bars, as described; It will be seen that with the tube A inside of the book and the legs of the bars G and H on the outside of the back D, the entire device is securely held in place on the book, and at the same time the leaves B are securely bound IOO 10. The combination with Ithe covers C, C, scope, substantially in the manner and for 1o the flexible back D and Jche folded leaves B, the purposes set forth. of a binder composed of a tube adapted to Signed by me this 29th day of October, A. be placed within the folds at the back of the D. 1892. I 'f 5 leaves, U-shaped frames With central pins to enter and engage the respective ends of such RICHARD R' VERNON tube, and outsidetubular portions adapted Witnesses:

to engage the covers C, C, and into which the GEO. T. PINCKNEY,

legs of the U-shaped frames enter and telel HAROLD SERRELL. 

